Fiction

The Secret Keepers

The Secret Keepers By: Trenton Lee Stewart Age Recommendation 10+  3.3/5   Reuben is just an ordinary boy that lives with his mother. One day he goes out exploring the city. During his climbs on top of buildings he finds an extraordinary antique watch. At home he start learning its secrets, which throws him […]

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The Wednesday Wars

The Wednesday Wars By: Gary D. Schmidt Age Recommendation 10+  4/5 Holling HoodHood is in for it, he just started seventh grade and Mrs.Baker his’ new teacher hates his guts. On Wednesdays while everybody leaves early to go to church he has to stay because his family does not go to church and read

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The Seventeenth Swap

The Seventeenth Swap By:  Eloise Jarvis McGraw Age Recommendation 8+  3.9/5 Eric Greene has a crippled young friend named Jimmy who wants a pair of red cowboy boots that are on sale with all his heart, but his Mother can not afford them. Eric then starts on a series of trades and swaps for

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Follow My Leader

Follow My Leader By: James B. Garfield  Age Recommendation 8+  4/5 Jimmy Carter was living a good life, but one day while he and his friends were playing baseball the day after the Fourth of July Art found a leftover firecracker which was illegal except on the Fourth of July. Jimmy tried to stop

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The Lord of the Flies

Lord of the flies By: William Golding Age Recommendation 12+  4.3/5 A plane from Britain full of evacuating school boys is shot down and crashes on a desert island. Piggy and Ralph, two of the school boys, find a conch shell and blow it to summon the other boys. Ralph is appointed leader and

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